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What happens if a patient needs long-term institutional care?

April 26, 2017happens institutional long-term Needs patient

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What happens if a patient needs long-term institutional care?

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The hospice will assist the patient and/or family with a referral to a nursing home or other long-term care facility of their choice. Hospices often have contracts with nursing homes; the patient may continue to receive hospice services as a resident of the nursing home.